45+ Places to Find Communications and Public Relations Jobs
Find public relations jobs by looking in professional associations, trade publications and recruiters that specialize in PR; here’s a list. In early 2011, I published a blog post with “20 places to look for a PR job.” Many of the...Read More
An Eclectic but Intriguing Mix of 32 Statistics that Summarize Public Relations and Marketing in 2019
I review a lot of marketing studies and surveys – and write about the one I think will be helpful for readers. For the last few years, I go back through every post and pull out the most interesting statistics...Read More
3 Studies Demonstrate How Earned Media Drives Behavior and Credibility [UML]
One of the things I always strived to do – both when I was in-house and now in my consulting work – is teach. I want clients, prospects, peers and superiors to understand what I’m doing and why. As a...Read More
7 Perspectives on Confessions from an Anonymous PR Person
The online trade publication Digiday runs an anonymous confessional series for marketers. Typically, it involves a representative from an advertising agency ranting about the wrongdoings of the industry. Recently, however, the column took aim at public relations agencies — Confessions...Read More
The 7 Most Read and 7 Least Read Posts on Sword and the Script for 2018; Plus 7 Recommended Posts that are Worth Your Reading While
Happy New Year! This blog published about 60 new posts in 2018. While some years have seen more, and some years have seen less, that’s about on par with the average over the last few years. New posts go up...Read More
26+ Thoughtful Marketing Predictions that Could Actually Happen in 2019 Across PR, Content, Digital, Social Media and Customer Success
Prediction posts have their critics that often rightly cite hyperbole and nonsense – but this post isn’t one of those by any stretch. Instead, what you’ll find here are well-considered ideas that equal parts analysis and aspiration. As I’m wont...Read More
18 Marketing and PR Statistics that Read Like a Meta Description for the Year 2018
Every year I pour over dozens (hundreds?) of studies and surveys – some of which I had a hand in producing – dissecting the results and connecting dots where it looks appropriate. As we close in on the year’s end,...Read More
5 Important Planning Considerations from a B2B Content Marketing Study
B2B organizations that find content marketing effective are committed to these programs. These organizations have a content marketing plan in writing. The publication rhythm is reliable. Those are among the top-level findings from an annual survey of content marketers by...Read More
Managing Media Relations for a Publisher; Off Script No. 32: Rachael Wolensky of ALM
When she was 12 years old, her mother took her to a bring-your-child-to-work-day at Novartis, a giant pharmaceutical company. Her mother introduced her PR manager who talked to her about relationship building and the thrill of getting a big story...Read More
New Survey Identifies the Hottest Trends in Corp Comm and PR; Announcing the 2018 JOTW Communications Survey
A new survey of primarily corporate communications professionals identified the hottest trends and tactics in PR – and perhaps those that aren’t so hot too. Respondents said storytelling, content marketing and thought leadership will be more important over the next...Read More
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